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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS GRACE KHALID" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iainwright.morganlewismlaw@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:08:35 +0100
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT MY LAWYER..IS IMPORTANT

HELLO MY BELOVED IN THE LORD.
 
I AM MRS GRACE KHALID, FROM REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, BORN IN ENGLAND WHERE I MET MY LATE HUSBAND SIR ABDUL KHALID.I HAVE LIVED IN ENGLAND WITH HIM FOR 30YEARS AND WE WERE MARRIED FOR 35YEARS BEFORE DEATH TOOK HIM FROM ME.HE WAS KILLED IN THE TSUNAMI DISASTER THAT OCCURRED IN INDONESIA.MY HUSBAND IS AN INDONESIAN AND BRITISH CITIZEN AND WAS RAISED IN ENGLAND BY HIS LATE PARENTS.HIS DEMISE HAS BEING THE SADDEST THING IN MY LIFE.I AM 69 YEARS OLD BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND MY TIME IS LIMITED.I HAVE DECIDED TO DO WHAT MY HEART HAS BEING LONGING TO DO AND HAVE PEACE WITH MY HEART.
 
I HAVE BEING SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST.MY HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED AND THE DOCTORS ARE NOT CONFIDENT I WILL LIVE TO SEE THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.ACCORDING TO MEDICAL REPORT, THE CANCER HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE AND MY CHANCES OF MAKING IT IS SLIM.I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO ME BECAUSE LIFE HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE FOR ME.I AM WITHOUT A CHILD AND MY ONLY CONSOLATION IS THE WORD OF THE LORD AND THE VOICE IN MY HEART URGING ME TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
 
THIS BRINGS ME TO THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU.MY LATE HUSBAND WORKED WITH A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR 21YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH.AFTER HIS DEMISE,I BECAME THE SOLE BENEFICIARY TO OUR DEPOSITED FUND WORTH OVER $12,500,000.00 MILLION WHICH WE SAVED UP AS JOINT HOLDERS TO THE ACCOUNT.MY HUSBAND AFTER HIS RETIREMENT ESTABLISHED HIS OWN CONSTRUCTION FIRM BUT,DID NOT LIVE LONG TO SEE IT BLOSSOM.CONSEQUENTLY I WAS LEFT TO MANAGE THE COMPANY.AFTER FEW YEARS,THE COMPANY WINDED UP OWING TO MY FAILING HEALTH.I HAVE BEING IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND LIFE MAKES NO SENSE TO ME.
 
I AM PRESENTLY IN A CANCER CENTER WHERE AM OBTAINING TREATMENT.I HAVE SINCE LOST MY ABILITY TO TALK AND MY DOCTORS ARE NOT SURE IF I WILL MAKE IT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AND MY LATE HUSBAND LOVED CHARITY AND WE HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO CHARITY AND THE ONLY THING I WANT TO DO NOW,IS GIVE MY INHERITANCE TO CHARITY.
 
I HAVE INSTRUCTED MY LAWYER BARRISTER IAIN WRIGHT TO WORK WITH YOU ON MY CHARITY FOUNDATION AND CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE TO ASSIST IN DISTRIBUTING MY INHERITANCE TO CHARITY AND THE WORK OF THE LORD.I HAVE ALSO INSTRUCTED HIM THROUGH A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO WILL 30% OF MY INHERITANCE TO YOU AND 70% WILL GO TO CHARITY.HE WILL ASSIST YOU WITH ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THAT WILL TRANSFER THE RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP TO YOU AND YOU WILL HELP DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS TO ORPHANAGES,LESS PRIVILEGED HOMES,CANCER PATIENTS,SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
 
YOU MAY WONDER WHY I CHOSE TO EXTEND MY CHARITY FOUNDATION ABROAD.I FELT IT WILL BE WISE TO REACH OUT TO SO MANY IN THE WORLD WHO NEED HELP.MY LAWYER IS BRIEFED ABOUT MY INTENTIONS AND HE WILL WORK WITH YOU.
 
I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND ON THIS AND THE BURDEN IN MY HEART IS LIFTED.PLEASE CONTACT MY LAWYER BARRISTER IAIN WRIGHT AND SEND HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: FULL NAMES, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND ID FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.HE IS WAITING FOR YOUR EMAIL..
MY LAWYERS EMAIL IS: iainwright.morganlewismlaw@gmail.com
 
REGARDS,
MRS GRACE KHALID

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